We’re excited to share the story of rescued sea otter 741! Thanks to a joint effort with The Marine Mammal Center, Office of Spill Prevention and Response - OSPR and our Sea Otter Program, she just returned home to the wild. | Monterey Bay Aquarium

It’s giving otter mom energy 🦦🤱⚡ Behind the scenes at Monterey Bay Aquarium, surrogacy is a crucial step in a rescued sea otter pup’s plan for release back to the wild. We pair young orphaned otters with our resident sea otters, who act as moms and teach them all the important life skills for their return to the ocean. From grooming to diving to searching for and opening food, these sea otter pups are seriously set up for success! We sat down again with Allie and Alex from our Sea Otter Progra

So cool watching this mother southern sea otter carrying her baby underwater! Sea otters along the central California coast can spend their entire lives in the ocean, from eating and sleeping to making and having babies. And for travellers, watching them can be endlessly entertaining: the charismatic creatures play and fight, crack open shellfish and spend hours fastidiously grooming. But only 100 years ago, this now beloved species was thought to be extinct. All that stands between the otter an

Mother sea otters nurse their young for up to eight months. When the mothers dive for food, they tie their babies into kelp to ensure that they will not float away! | Oceana

This baby sea otter sleeping on its mum is the only thing you need to see today 😍 | LADbible